Monday, October 25, 2010

To Weave Again

 I finished the mohair scarf!  What a perfect accessory for this Autumn!
 This has the novelty mohair as warp and plain mohair for weft.
 I did not have any more of the orange novelty yarn for the second scarf but I did use the same mohair for warp this time and a different mohair for the weft.  I will see how this one turns out.  (I can see this will give me horizontal bits of color instead of vertical right away.........)
 I dyed some roving from KnitPicks; this is the superwash wool with nylon that will work up for socks.  I haven't spun anything but natural color in such a long time this will be fun.  (Oh, yeah, I did do the mystery wool but that was a batt and not roving.)  Candy canes anyone.........?
 I did reach my goal to turn all 30 sashes inside out today. 
This is a pic of the cats watching the PBS Nature show last night.  I caught the shot when there were no crows on the actual screen but that is what they were both trying to catch just seconds before I snapped this.  They were very entertaining watching and listening to the crows and even looked behind the tv to find them!
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6 comments:

  1. MarselOctober 25, 2010 at 7:58 PM

    okay, the cat picture trumps all of the others this time -- SO CUTE!!!

    The scarf turned out pretty, though, and the roving looks really fun! Can't wait to see how it works up sometime soon.

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  2. JessOctober 26, 2010 at 8:01 AM

    The scarf turned out lovely. And the colors are perfect. Would look great over a woolen pea coat.

    I can't wait to see how your dyed roving spins up. (exactly how you want it to no doubt!)

    The sashes seem like a lot of repetitive work...

    The cats are too funny. There is a channel for everything else. How about a "cat channel"?

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  3. AnonymousOctober 26, 2010 at 9:56 AM

    We watched the crow program too. Didn't realize our cat/grandchildren were too Remember the two cats we had that watched Captain Kangeroo? Love the scarves. Will bring you more of that fuzzy yarn in January. Love, Mom

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  4. Woolly BitsOctober 26, 2010 at 11:31 AM

    the cats are funny - did they say: let us in?:))
    I didn't think you'd need mohair scarves where you live? but it looks nice and fluffy and warm!

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  5. Loree JacksonOctober 26, 2010 at 12:44 PM

    Gotta love cats! They always make me laugh! I love the mohair scarf. Did you do that on a rigid heddle?

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  6. LaughingratOctober 26, 2010 at 2:51 PM

    The scarf looks light but warm, perfect for this weather. The cats are having too much fun! The roving should spin up nice--love the bright colors.

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